ATHU Posted February 25, 2018 Posted February 25, 2018 (edited) It's the AMT car culture series kit that I built a while ago. Edited February 25, 2018 by ATHU
geewhiz Posted February 26, 2018 Posted February 26, 2018 Gorgeous 57!!! So nice and clean, looks awesome!!!?????????
PARTSMARTY Posted February 26, 2018 Posted February 26, 2018 4 hours ago, yura1961 said: Beautiful build! X2
ATHU Posted February 26, 2018 Author Posted February 26, 2018 Thank you very much for the kind words guys. Much appreciated!!
StevenGuthmiller Posted February 26, 2018 Posted February 26, 2018 Very nice work! The color is exactly what you would expect on a '57 Chevy. Exceptional job on the trim! Steve
crazyjim Posted February 26, 2018 Posted February 26, 2018 Looks like a stock color. Whatever it is, it's SHINY
ATHU Posted February 27, 2018 Author Posted February 27, 2018 Thanks very much Steve and Jim. The color scheme is tropical turquoise/india ivory.
57peppershaker Posted February 27, 2018 Posted February 27, 2018 (edited) Very nice 57 with great detailing Anders. I built the older tooled amt 57 in the same colours way back. Only stocker Ive ever built. My 1:1 was originally these colours from the factory. Edited February 27, 2018 by 57peppershaker
Anglia105E Posted February 27, 2018 Posted February 27, 2018 The colour scheme really suits the Chevy '57 Bel Air and you have a very nice build there Anders. David
ATHU Posted February 27, 2018 Author Posted February 27, 2018 9 hours ago, 57peppershaker said: Very nice 57 with great detailing Anders. I built the older tooled amt 57 in the same colours way back. Only stocker Ive ever built. My 1:1 was originally these colours from the factory. 8 hours ago, Anglia105E said: The colour scheme really suits the Chevy '57 Bel Air and you have a very nice build there Anders. David Thank you very much for the kind words guys!!
BigTallDad Posted March 1, 2018 Posted March 1, 2018 Excellent job!!! At 75 years of age, I remember those cars well. I have that same color (in a rattle can) from a 1:1 restoration site; I had planned on doing that kit '57 in one color, not two tone, but ran into other difficulties. A couple of observations, and these are in no way criticism of your fine workmanship: 1. The mesh around the headlights has a black background. You can still recover this by using children's water paints, which pose virtually no risk. Paint the mesh, let dry, wipe off with a damp business card. If you don't like it, use a clean paintbrush and water to remove it. Here's a '40 Ford grille done using that approach 2. There is an obscure kit error. The spare tire in the trunk is shown with lug nuts, instead of mounting holes. I suspect AMT just grabbed a mounted wheel from some other kit. If you're building an entry for Out-of-the-Box, you're golden. Personally, I don't know if I'd remove the tire just to drill the holes (which might entail repainting). Again, my comments are not intended to be negative, just (hopefully) constructive, and I hope you take them in the way they were intended.
ATHU Posted March 1, 2018 Author Posted March 1, 2018 17 hours ago, slusher said: Fantastic model! 16 hours ago, Ron Hamilton said: Very nice. I love the colors. Thank you very much!! 17 hours ago, BigTallDad said: Excellent job!!! At 75 years of age, I remember those cars well. I have that same color (in a rattle can) from a 1:1 restoration site; I had planned on doing that kit '57 in one color, not two tone, but ran into other difficulties. A couple of observations, and these are in no way criticism of your fine workmanship: 1. The mesh around the headlights has a black background. You can still recover this by using children's water paints, which pose virtually no risk. Paint the mesh, let dry, wipe off with a damp business card. If you don't like it, use a clean paintbrush and water to remove it. Here's a '40 Ford grille done using that approach 2. There is an obscure kit error. The spare tire in the trunk is shown with lug nuts, instead of mounting holes. I suspect AMT just grabbed a mounted wheel from some other kit. If you're building an entry for Out-of-the-Box, you're golden. Personally, I don't know if I'd remove the tire just to drill the holes (which might entail repainting). Again, my comments are not intended to be negative, just (hopefully) constructive, and I hope you take them in the way they were intended. Thank you very much for your kind comment and advice. Very useful!!
89AKurt Posted March 3, 2018 Posted March 3, 2018 On February 28, 2018 at 7:41 PM, BigTallDad said: ... 1. The mesh around the headlights has a black background. You can still recover this by using children's water paints, which pose virtually no risk. Paint the mesh, let dry, wipe off with a damp business card. If you don't like it, use a clean paintbrush and water to remove it. Here's a '40 Ford grille done using that approach. ... I'm glad you posted this tip. I noticed that too, so I learned something today. This is a very well done model! I love the color too, seems like turquoise wasn't invented until 1955. I have this kit too, looks very nice for an AMT, and yours is done!
BigTallDad Posted March 3, 2018 Posted March 3, 2018 On 3/1/2018 at 3:19 PM, ATHU said: Thank you very much for your kind comment and advice. Very useful!! 4 hours ago, 89AKurt said: I'm glad you posted this tip. I noticed that too, so I learned something today. Glad I could help
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